Ash-sifter



(No Model.)

A. FINSEL;

ASH "SIFTBR.

Patented Nov. 2, 1897.

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ANDREW'FINSEL, OF'ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

ASH-SIFTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 592,867, dated November 2, I897. Application filed September 8, 1896- serial No. 605,209. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, ANDREW FINSEL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Elizabeth, county of Union, and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ash-Sifters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved device for separating the cinders and coal from the dust and ashes. It accomplishes the carrying out of the process without any effort more than to pour the ashes into the receiver. It does not require any shaking or turning device, which is often objectionable because requiring so much continued strength. A further feature of the sifter is its being dust less, especially as to a modified form of construction of one of its parts.

In order-to set forth the details of mechanical construction and the operation, the drawings are annexed and described.

Figure 1 is a perspective view with parts broken away here and there to exhibit some of the interior in perspective. Fig. 2-is a vertical section through the whole device at the line X X in Fig. 1. Fig. 2 also shows an additional element not included in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the whole device as shown in section in Fig. 2. The object of the former is to show'by itself the whole exterior side view. Fig. 4 is a view similar to that in Fig. 3 except that the device is in a condition not ready for use, but ready for packing. Certain elements of the device are adapted to be separated, so that all can be packed in a small box or carried by a string tied around it when folded up as in Fig. 4.

a is a drawer for receiving the black coals and large cinders.

b is a drawer for receiving the dust, ashes, and fine dirt.

a is a handle on the former, andb is a handle on the latter, whereby the drawers may be removed and emptied when desired.

0 is a shield to prevent the ashes from dropping between the drawers, and it is therefore located just above the slight space between the drawers. The means for causing the sifting is the sieve d, madeof netting and inclined so that the ashes by gravitation would roll down thesame. It forms the bottom of the inclined surface and closed conduit 6,

'having its lower end open into the drawer a and its upper end open into the ash-receiver f, provided with a cover f. The receiver f is adapted to be cut off from communication with the conduit 6 by the regulator g, which slides through the upper side of the'conduit c and extends in its normal condition to the sieve d, but may be made to assume an intermediate position, so as to regulate the amount of ashes passing from the receiver f. The drawers a and b are contained within the case h. The'drawer-case h and the conduit 6, together with the receiver f, are separable from each other and are attached together in the following manner: The lower end of the conduit e rests on the case h against the shoulder h. A hook e and an eye 3' serve to connect the conduit e to the case at the lower end ofthe conduit 6. The upper right-hand end of the conduit 6 rests upon a stud 7c, standing upon the right-hand end of the case h and is kept from moving downward, which is its tendency, by buttons Z, pivoted upon the stud k, which otherwise is movable when the device is taken apart. The side boards m, of triangular shape, are held by the buttons n, which are pivoted some to the conduit e and some to the case h, and said boards fitted in the triangular spaces made by the lower edge of the conduit 6, a portion of the upper edge of the case h, and the edge of the stud it. Finally, the cover f is adapted to close the hole 0 in the top of the receiver f, thereby forming an entirely and almost hermetically-closed ash-sifter.

As to the dimensions of the device, the drawings have been drawn without regard to the same, as they are intended to represent the mechanical construction, but for those who desire to have the dimensions given the following data are furnished for use in an ordinary dwelling: Make the total height of the whole apparatus three feet three inches, the total length of the case It three feet six inches, and the total thickness of the case h, measured horizontally, eighteen inches, all outside measurements. The thickness of the conduit e is the same, and, in fact, the whole device is practically of the uniform thickness of eighteen inches. It will be noticed that the receiver f has a sloping side 19. The width of the end of this side through the receiver may be eighteen inches and across the top eleven inches. The side 1) is one inch from its lower to its upper edge. The side of the conduit 6, measured from the lower edge perpendicularly but not vertically to its upper edge, is four inches. The dimensions of the drawer a are fifteen inches long, sixteen inches wide, and eight inches high, and of the drawer 1) two feet one inch long, sixteen inches wide, and eight and one-half inches high.

The remainin details are as follows: Cleats q are provided on two sides and on the lower edges of the stud 7; to limit its position, and the upper edge of the stud 7; presses against the cleat 1', which is attached to the receiver f. The cleats s are held by the case hand project inwardly over the top edges of the drawer b, so that the side boards m may press against the cleats s as well as against the cleats q and the cleats 1, which are suspended from the conduit 0. On the top of the receiver f is a perforated seat 11, having a yielding cushioned rim a, around the opening in which is adapted to fit the smaller end of a funnel 4:. Au inverted can w is shown fitting into the upper and larger end of the funnel 'v.

The operation of the sifter is as follows, as to the construction shown in Fig. 1, and there of course maybe other figures referred to, except that at present I am not referring to the means for feeding the device shown in Figs. 2 and 3 at the letters 21, a, r, and 20: First, the lid f is opened and thrown back into the position shown in Fig. 2. By this means the whole top of the receiver f is left open. The ashes, consisting of dust, eoal-cinders, and very fine dirt, are thrown into the receiver, but care should be taken that the regulator g is closedthat is, in its lower position-to cut off the conduit 6 from the receiverf. The receiver should not be filled so much as to make it impossible to close the lid f, which is the next step in the operation. Then the regulator is slightly raised, and the sound of the ashes rolling down the sieve will serve to inform the operator that the sifter is working satisfactorily. As the sound decreases the regulator 9 should be raised slightly more, and by the sound the operator may know how well the apparatus is working, especially after a little experience. Too much ashes should not be allowed to go down at once, and it will scarcely ever be necessary to raise the regulater to its full height, although it will do no harm while the last handful or so is gliding down the sieve. The finer dust and particles fall through the sieve and are received into the drawer I), while the coals and larger cinders pass on into the drawer a. During all this scattering, and sliding, and mixing, and separating of the ashes no dust can be given out, because the lid f is tightly closed, as well as all the other parts of the apparatus, from the outside. If a large quantity is to be sifted, the lid is again opened and the ashes poured in and the operation again repeated untilthe drawers (0 and b are nearly full, when they should be withdrawn and emptied, but not until the last dust within has settled.

It seems almost unavoidable to prevent any dust from escaping into the room while pouring the ashes into the receiver, but I have shown a construction whereby even this dust may be avoided. The ashes in the first place are supposed to be contained in a can 10 while in the upright position with its mouth upward. The large end of the funnel o is placed upon the can, and the two elements w and 0, taken together, are turned upside down, so that the small end of the funnel 'b enters the cushioned hole 0. In this way the whole apparatus may be used without any diffieulty in the kitchen, as practically no dust escapes. The operator should remember to let the whole apparatus stand still for a few minutes before removing the drawer a or the drawer l).

Referring to all the figures,particularly I Fig. 4, it may be seen how the device may be taken apart and laid together in a different position, so that it may be easily transported by the manufacturer or salesman to the consumer. The buttons '12. andl are turned from the positions shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 to the positions shown in Fig. 4-. The hooks z' are released from their eyes j. The stud-board 7c is now easily taken away, and also the side board m, and besides this it will be found that the conduit 6, with its adjuncts, will fall down in a separated condition and may be laid, as indicated in Fig. 4, upon the case 71,, while the side board m, the seat a, and the stud 70 may be laid on the top of the conduit 6, and thus the whole device changed from its inconvenient and bulky triangular form into an approximate parallelepiped.

I claim as my invention In an ash-sifter, the case h, having shoulder h, the detachable triangular side pieces m, the detachable back 70, the detachable section 6, consisting of the top and sides e c 6, screen (I, hopper f and lids f and u and detachable connectingdeviccs, all as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 4th day of September, 189.6.

ANDREXV FINSEL.

Vitnesses:

MELvILLE I MENDELL, KATHERINE XV. EDwARns.

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